1.Why did Parvana's family embrace Shauzia as if she was an old friend, even though they had not met her before?
2. How do you think Parvana felt about running into Shauzia. How would you feel in Parvana's situation? Make a connection to an experience you've had, or another text.
3. Why might Parvana feel uncomfortable about digging up bones for money? Would you dig up the bones? Explain your thinking.
4. Why did Parvana keep her work digging up bones a secret from her family. Try and come up with a least two reasons.
1. Parvana's family embraced Shauzia as a old friend Because she used to be like Parvana's classmate, so in afghanistan girls got to have friends so girls have to be friends with each other.
2. Parvana must have felt nostalgic because they used to go to school together and now there both dressed up as boys so they can work. If I was in Parvana's situation I would feel happy you reunite with some on you used to know.
3. Parvana is uncomfortable with digging bones because if there are bones that must have meant a war has been going on there. So she is afraid that she is going to step on a land mine.
4. Parvana kept digging bones a secret from her family because she was making so much more money and she wanted to keep that job but if she told her family her mother would worry that she would step on a land mine.
2. How do you think Parvana felt about running into Shauzia. How would you feel in Parvana's situation? Make a connection to an experience you've had, or another text.
3. Why might Parvana feel uncomfortable about digging up bones for money? Would you dig up the bones? Explain your thinking.
4. Why did Parvana keep her work digging up bones a secret from her family. Try and come up with a least two reasons.
1. Parvana's family embraced Shauzia as a old friend Because she used to be like Parvana's classmate, so in afghanistan girls got to have friends so girls have to be friends with each other.
2. Parvana must have felt nostalgic because they used to go to school together and now there both dressed up as boys so they can work. If I was in Parvana's situation I would feel happy you reunite with some on you used to know.
3. Parvana is uncomfortable with digging bones because if there are bones that must have meant a war has been going on there. So she is afraid that she is going to step on a land mine.
4. Parvana kept digging bones a secret from her family because she was making so much more money and she wanted to keep that job but if she told her family her mother would worry that she would step on a land mine.